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Wind in Pedra Lume

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 2:13 am (GMT-1)
Now · from the north-northeast 15 mph
Gusts
20 mph
Beaufort scale
4 · moderate breeze
Today's peak
19 mph at 4:00 pm
In knots
13 kn
Cross-onshore

Today the wind in Pedra Lume is a moderate breeze from the north-northeast: 11 mph to 19 mph, peaking at 4:00 pm with gusts of 28 mph. No strong wind for the rest of the week.

Measured now at the airport

Sal/Amílcar Cabral (GVAC), 4.0 mi away · 15 min ago

Wind15 mph from the east-northeast
Gusts—
Visibility5.0 mi
WeatherRain

It's what the airport's weather station measured, not a forecast: on the coast, wind and fog can be different. Airports report every 30 or 60 minutes.

Airport METAR report, via NOAA's Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov). Sources and licenses

Wind for the next 7 days, hour by hour

Arrows point where the wind blows to, every 12 hours. Each hour comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF and GFS.

  • Today, Thu 29 11–19 mph · gusts 28 NE · Beaufort 5
  • Fri 30 9–17 mph · gusts 27 NE · Beaufort 4
  • Sat 31 5–11 mph · gusts 17 NE · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 4–8 mph · gusts 20 NE · Beaufort 3
  • Mon 2 3–10 mph · gusts 21 NNE · Beaufort 3
  • Tue 3 6–11 mph · gusts 20 NNE · Beaufort 3
  • Wed 4 4–9 mph · gusts 17 ENE · Beaufort 3

Every 3 hours

Today
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1414161818191611
Gusts 2021242628282316
Direction NNENNENENEENENENENE
Beaufort 44454543
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 119111417171512
Gusts 1613152027262318
Direction NENENENNENNENNENNENNE
Beaufort 33344444
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 11101097997
Gusts 1614131414161612
Direction NENENENENENNENNENE
Beaufort 33332332
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 54446865
Gusts 766915201716
Direction ENENEENENENNENNNENE
Beaufort 22222322
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF

Do the models agree on the wind?

High confidence

The models agree on the wind for the next few days.

What 4 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.

Do the models agree on the wind?
Wind (mph) TodayFri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3Wed 4
ECMWF 19281727111782010211120917
AIFS 16121177710
GFS 19251521131455101013121313
ICON 1521152281261012171117914
Confidence highhighhighhighhighhighhigh

Each model's day runs midnight to midnight local time; models that reach fewer days are left blank. Rain: daily total. Wind: the day's highest average wind and, in small type, the strongest gust. Highlighted: values that stand out from the rest. The chance of rain comes from many runs of the same model with slightly different starting data.

Onshore or offshore wind?

Today, from the north-northeast: cross-onshore. A bit more surf at the shore and drift along the coast, toward land.

The coast here faces east. We work it out from the OpenStreetMap coastline.

How to read the Beaufort scale

ForceNamemphAt sea
3 Gentle breeze 8–12 Scattered whitecaps
4 Moderate breeze · today 13–18 Frequent whitecaps
5 Fresh breeze · week peak 19–24 Moderate waves, many whitecaps
6 Strong breeze 25–31 Large waves, foam crests
7 Near gale 32–38 Heaped sea, streaks of foam
8 Gale 39–46 High waves, spray

Questions about the wind in Pedra LumeQuestions

What's the wind like today in Pedra Lume?

Moderate breeze from the north-northeast: 15 mph now, peaking at 19 mph at 4:00 pm with gusts of 28 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Thursday 29: up to 19 mph from the northeast, with gusts of 28 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is moderate breeze and waves are 4.3 ft. No strong gusts expected this week. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-onshore: the coast faces east.

More about Pedra Lume today

Wind near Pedra Lume

Only places with a different forecast: spots a few miles apart share the same model cell and wouldn't add anything.

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Wind: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0, with the best model for each spot and lead time (NOAA HRRR and NBM in the U.S., Météo-France AROME, DWD ICON-EU, ECMWF IFS and NOAA GFS; the table shows each hour's model). Coast orientation: © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 2:13 am (local time).

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